The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-27
CHARLESTON UNVEILS A MONUMENT TO
HIS MEMORY.
Secretary Lamar's Grafton Upon His
Life and Services.
Brilliant Festival in the Metropolis Of South Caro-
IIna-The City Crowded Generous
Hospitality Displayed.

glorious weather than marks Calhoun
Day could not be imagined. Not clouc
in the sky, the dust laid, the atmosphere
cooled by yesterdays heavy rains. Al
this mornings early dawn the streets
were full of people including largs
number of strangers. Immense throngs
gathered on the battery to witness the
formation of the procession, one of the
largest and erandest ever seen in Charles
ton. The procession moved from the
Battery a little after noon, proceeding
directly up Meeting street. a mile and 7
half to- Marion Square, where the Cal
houn Monument is situated, and where a
stage capable of holding 900 people had
been erected for the orator and specially
invited guests. The procession was
formed as follows:
THE PROCESSION.
/. The military escorting the Governor
and his staff and the Chief Marshal and
his assistants.
2 The Mayor and City Councils of
Charleston and of other cities.
3. The presidents, professors and stu
dents of the universities, colleges and
schools of the State and city.
4. The various civic societies of the
city.
g. The Odd Fellows, Free Masons,
Knights and other kindred organizatiC ms.
g. Distinguished guests and others.
Z. Citizens generally.
The military display was magnificent,
including many companies from the in
terror of the State and numerous mill
tary bands, both city and country.
The whole route was lined with
dense throngs of people who overfiowed
the sidewalks and filled the dOOrways,
windows and balconies from basement
to attic of every building. The number
of spectators along the route was not
less than 10000 and the crowd that
gathered around the statue was but little
less. There was a liberal display of
hunting everywhere. the United States
flag occupying n conspicuous place in
the column, on houses and i'm the speak
er's stand.
THE STATUE UNVEILED.
The statue was draped with both the
State and the National colors, which
We're drawn away by six little children.
while thirty-four young ladies and misses
stood around as sponsors. The young
ladies appointed to be- present at the un-
yelling of the monument, with very few
exceptions, are relatives of John c. Cal
houn. Two of the young ladies' are the
nearest relatives of their age of General
Francis Marion, of the Revolution the
directresses believing the two distin-
guished Carolinians to have been kindred
spirits, though in different departments
of service to the State,
The names are as follows: PendletOn
Miss Convers Pickens; Charleston, Misses
Emmie Holmes, Camilla Johnson, Sadie
Simonds, Lilly Carere. Irene Bulow, May
Pickens, Eugenia Calhoun Frost, Bessie
p. Ravenal. Virginia Porcher. Emma
Boyleston, Floride Cantey johnson, jamie
Simonds, Floride Calhoun Pickens, Edith
Courtenay, Bessie Carrere and Miss Min
ME Vaux; Aiken, Misses Vitleau, Mar
ion Legare; Berkeley, Misses Dora Kirk.
Maria Ravenel; Richland, Miss Kate c.
Waties; Abbeville, Misses Kate
Marshall, Kitty Perrin, Kate
G.. Parker, Clarke Gotham,
Marian Mitchell, Louise Calhoun, Coodie
Calhoun, Sadie Calhoun: -Winnsboro,
Misss lizzie Bratton; Edgefield, Miss
Marion Calhoun Butler; Marion, Miss
Sallie f. Gregg; Newberry. Miss McIn-
tosh: Newman, Ga. Miss Annie F. Caii-
well and Miss n. X. Hill; Augusta. Ga.
Miss Katie Houston.
BABY JEWELLERS.
Six baby unveilers pulled the ropes
under the supervision of the attending
young ladies. The babies were Julia
Calhoun, a great granddaughter of the
statesman, VIM. Lowndes Calhoun. a
great grandson of the statesman: B. Put
nam Calhoun. Jr., a great grandson of
the statesman and great grandnephew
of Gen. Putnam: Sadie Ancrum, a great
grandniece of the statesman: Floride
Calhoun Pickens and Florida Peyne
Johnson.
"A dedlcatory prayer was made by Rev.
DIR. &. &. Pinckney, who was presented
To the audience by Mayor Courtenay.
who presided. Then followed an Ode to
Calhoun by Miss E. b. Cheesborough.
which was read by Rev. G.. A. Stakelev.
Following this came the Grafton of
the Hon. l. q. c. Lamar. Secretary of
the Interior, of which we give extracts
as follows:
SECRETARY IlsMAR'S GRAFTON.
We are assembled 10 unveil the statue
which has been erected to commemorate
the life and services of John Caldwell
Calhoun. Ii is an interesting fact that
this statue is reared. not in the center of
political power (the Capital of the
nationl, or in the emporium of American
material civilization, but in his own
native State, where he lived all his life
and where he was buried. This circum-
stance is in harmony with the life and
character of the Ihan. One of the most
impressive traits of that life and charac-
ter was the attachment between himself
and the people of South Carolina. His
devotion to their welfare was sleepless
and they always felt a deep, unfaltering
proud, and affectionate reliance upon his
wisdom and leadership. This faith in
him grew out of the fact that he was.
notwithstanding his imposing position as
a national statesman. a home man. a
man identified in sentiment and sympa-
thy with his own people, who, as neigh
bors and personal friends, standing face
to face with him. had that insight into his
private life and character which is seldom
If ever obtained in the public arena-the
real life of the man, the life Of motive